Disseminated gonococcal infection due to a beta-lactamase-producing strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A case report.
A β-lactamase-producing strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with nutritional requirements for arginine, hypoxanthine, and uracil was isolated from the knee-joint fluid, the genital tract, and the sexual partner of a woman presenting with gonococcal arthritis.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000096:biosynthesis
D010405:Penicillinase